IR
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran
Summary
Iran is a country in Asia that is home to 85,029,000 people. It is also home to 66 living indigenous languages. One of these, Iranian Persian, is the official language of the country. In addition, 13 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 2 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Indo-European (53) Afro-Asiatic (7) Turkic (5) Sign language (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Iran has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.